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2008-09 Rhodes Scholars Named
… Among the 32 members of this year's class of Rhodes Scholars, announced yesterday, are three students … a doctorate in Oriental studies at Oxford, according to the Crimson and a University news release . Malorie Snider, …
Harvard Inaugurates President Lawrence S. Bacow
… In his 3,600-word address in Tercentenary Theatre on the afternoon of October 5, Harvard’s newly inaugurated twenty-ninth … “both reassuring truths and unsettling truths,” which arise from those “who challenge our thinking.” Harvard must …
Neurons Sort Nouns
… Imagine the brain as a giant filing cabinet. The puzzle of … in his dialogue Cratylus that human speech is made up of nouns and verbs that are, in turn, made up of letters and …
Issue: July-August 2006
Unsettled Conditions
… The Tuesday of Commencement week, June 6, was radiant—perfect weather for the seniors to march from the Old Yard to Memorial Church, tipping their caps to the statue of John Harvard, for their Baccalaureate service, where …
Issue: July-August 2006
Off the Shelf
… America, by David A. Sklansky, J.D. ’84 (Harvard, $35). The Morrison professor of law at Stanford, a former federal prosecutor, … the world casts off the assumptions underlying the enterprise—as it seems very much inclined to do. Class Matters, by …
Issue: March-April 2025
Boogie-Woogie
… It's a small exhibition, but a bit of a blockbuster. "Mondrian: The Transatlantic Paintings" focuses on a group of 17 paintings that the Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian …
A New Portal for Allston
… At the inauguration of the new building of the Harvard-Allston Education Portal …
Extracurriculars
… Beat the heat this summer by exploring an assortment of … in and around Harvard Square, ranging from a splash of eclectic exhibitions and outdoor concerts to musical …
Issue: July-August 2006
Stair Trek
… Philip M. Williams '57 dropped by Primus's third-floor office to wish him a happy birthday (they have the same birthday) and to discuss his 21-page … ending at a spacious landing. Each of the pair has nine risers and eight treads, the final tread being the landing …
Issue: September-October 2003
Paul G. Kirk Jr. ’60, LL.B. ’64, Named Interim Senator from Massachusetts
… Paul G. Kirk Jr. ’60, LL.B. ’64, will succeed the late Edward M. Kennedy ’54, LL.D. ’08, as U.S. Senator … to Kennedy from 1971 to 1977 and later became chairman of the Democratic Party from 1985 to 1989, has remained close to the Kennedy family; he served as master of ceremonies for the celebration of Kennedy’s life held the …
FAS Slightly Loosens Purse Strings
… Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean Michael D. Smith e-mailed a … could increase in fiscal year 2011, beginning July 1; that the number of graduate students admitted next year would be held …
HarvardMagazine.com Gets a Makeover
… For more than a year , a group of Harvard Magazine staffers have collaborated to create a new, streamlined version of harvardmagazine.com. The clean, straightforward design makes the new site much …
Radcliffe Institute to Celebrate 15 Years
… In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the Radcliffe Institute, this year’s …
Has Harvard’s Endowment Stopped Growing?
… Trees don’t grow to the sky. Nor, apparently, do financial investments. After several years of relatively robust returns on endowment assets invested by … (HMC)— 15.4 percent in fiscal year 2014 (ended June 30 of that year); 11.3 percent in FY 2013 ; (0.05) percent in …
Homecoming
… The arrangements and itinerary for the election and introduction of Harvard's twenty-seventh president, on Sunday, March 11, … succeed Derek C. Bok. There was the New York City gathering of the University's Governing Boards, convening this time on …